# Green corridors save lives in two organ transplant operations

2026-10-09T21:22:15+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

A green corridor was created to rush a donor heart 95 km from PGIMS Rohtak to Delhi in 63 minutes, enabling a transplant on a 47-year-old man with advanced heart failure. The recipient, Chanchal Yadav, had been bedridden with severe breathlessness despite treatment. The transplant was led by Dr Dinesh Kumar Mittal at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with coordination from NOTTO, SOTTO, and police. In a separate operation on 9 October, KIMS Bollineni Hospital in Rajamahendravaram performed its first kidney transplant after the family of brain-dead Adapa Sudheer donated his organs. Green corridors were arranged to transport his lungs to Hyderabad, a kidney to Visakhapatnam, and the liver to Srikakulam. The second kidney was transplanted at the hospital itself, saving four patients in total. The donor's parents in the second case consented to the donation, following protocols under Andhra Pradesh's Jeevandan initiative, according to an official release cited by The Hindu.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The three sources report two unrelated organ transplant events linked only by the use of green corridors. Times of India gives a detailed, neutral account of the heart transplant, quoting doctors and the recipient, while The Hindu and The Hans India cover the kidney and multi-organ donation in Rajamahendravaram. The Hindu names the donor as Sudhakar and mentions the Jeevandan protocol, while The Hans India calls him Adapa Sudheer, a factual discrepancy left unresolved. Both sources on the second story present a neutral report, with no government slant. The coverage is uniform straight reporting across all outlets, with the only variation being the donor's name. The next concrete step for readers is the ongoing recovery of the four organ recipients.

## Coverage

Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/95-km-in-63-minutes-green-corridor-helps-transport-heart-to-save-delhi-man/articleshow/134836442.cms>
  Straight news account with quotes from doctors and recipient
- thehansindia.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/rajahmundry/kims-bollineni-performs-first-kidney-transplant-in-city-1130786>
  Factual report on first kidney transplant at KIMS
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/brain-dead-mans-organs-gives-new-lease-of-life-to-four-people/article71564785.ece>
  Official release style, notes Jeevandan protocol

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, Jeevandan, KIMS Bollineni Hospital, NOTTO, PGIMS Rohtak
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